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| D'Fuzz |
 Mar 6 2006, 04:21 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 6-March 06 From: Regina, SK Member No.: 5,679  |
I am new to your board. I currently do not own a 914 but have an opportunity to acquire one. I have been doing as much reading as I can about them. I own other classic cars and am aware of the issues about rust and maintenance. I have never driven a 914 so I would like to know what other owners enjoy most about their cars. I would be using the car for Solo II and for driving around town or weekend trips. I realize these cars don't possess gobs of power but when it comes to Solo, a good handling car is better than power monger anyway.
Thanks in advance for your advise. |
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| jhadler |
Mar 6 2006, 05:47 PM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
Lots of reasons...
It is a purely visceral car. You -feel-, -hear-, and -smell- everything. The car is extreemly agile. With better handling than cars costing even ten times as much. They are very simple, you don't need a computer to repair it. They have cavernous cargo capacity for such a small car. There's nothing quite as nice as top off drivin' in nice weather, the targa top makes the passenger compartment a nice open feel without all the wind from a convertible. And as Brad was quoted, they make GREAT race cars. And yes, all of the trully great race cars from Porsche have been mid-engined. I've had the great oportunity to drive a veritable host of race cars over the years. From a Honda Civic, to a radically prepared BMW M3, to a production class VW Rabbit, to a Formula Ford race car. They were all great in their own right, but I still got more grins per mile in the teener than anything else I've ever driven. Okay, the M3 was freakin' amazing! But there is no way I can afford that car. And furthermore, I can't take the roof off and enjoy a nice day in that car like I can with the teener... For most people the 914 is a love-hate relationship. We LOVE the car. But we will often call our prized possesion a piece of (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/post-2-1117899824.gif) for the times that something 30 years old finally gives up the ghost and we have to fix it... But for all our bellyachin' we still love these cars. You have to drive one to know. But beware, once you do, you're gonna want one... -Josh2 |
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D'Fuzz Why a 914? Mar 6 2006, 04:21 PM
Mueller you gotta drive one to appreciate it......there ar... Mar 6 2006, 04:32 PM Scott Carlberg I remember asking Brad Roberts, basically the same... Mar 6 2006, 04:40 PM GWN7 The answer is to go for a ride in one. There are a... Mar 6 2006, 04:42 PM STL914 Two trunks for the times you take your significant... Mar 6 2006, 04:46 PM D'Fuzz Mar 6 2006, 04:47 PM D'Fuzz Mar 6 2006, 04:49 PM tmh75 For some reasons for the same reason that my 4x4 i... Mar 6 2006, 04:53 PM Andyrew Cost is a big item here..
They are fun to drive a... Mar 6 2006, 04:58 PM GWN7 The cars have a 50/50 ballance (mid engine), that ... Mar 6 2006, 04:59 PM D'Fuzz A 350 Chevy? Wow! Certainly more than 80hp t... Mar 6 2006, 05:04 PM GWN7 Actually for driving I prefer my 70 1.7. It handle... Mar 6 2006, 05:14 PM Tobra There is simply something about old air cooled car... Mar 6 2006, 05:28 PM sjhowitson Simple Hot chicks love old cars. Just check out t... Mar 6 2006, 06:18 PM Mueller ... Mar 6 2006, 08:24 PM spare time toys Because it looks so darn good on a work stand Mar 7 2006, 12:08 AM eg914 The first time I rode and drove a 914 I got out of... Mar 7 2006, 12:14 AM KaptKaos So last Thursday, I drove the teener to work. I h... Mar 7 2006, 12:20 AM KELTY360 Because someday you may find yourself north of SF ... Mar 7 2006, 12:28 AM Tobra I never drive with the radio on in the 914, and it... Mar 7 2006, 12:36 AM Grngoat I always drive with the radio on and the top off. ... Mar 7 2006, 12:52 AM Bleyseng Mar 7 2006, 07:03 AM DNHunt You get one for days like this. Mar 7 2006, 09:09 AM Bleyseng Thats the driveway to your house, right?
Mar 7 2006, 09:13 AM DNHunt I wish, NorCal on the way to WCC 04 Mar 7 2006, 09:16 AM D'Fuzz Mar 7 2006, 10:39 AM GWN7 Wascana Dr. and Lakeshore Dr. are pretty curvie if... Mar 7 2006, 01:06 PM lapuwali Another of the many reasons to like 914s is that y... Mar 7 2006, 01:23 PM newto914s <... Mar 7 2006, 01:25 PM mike_the_man Mar 7 2006, 02:05 PM Dan_F Hey Scott, welcome to the board! Mar 7 2006, 05:37 PM Michael J So have we convinced you yet? For me the cars are... Mar 7 2006, 09:54 PM rktmn247
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